Abstract painting derives from Antiquity, notably decorative Celtic art. Similar designs were later taken up by early Christian artists for use in illuminated manuscripts, and also appear in Islamic art. [http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/abstract-painters.htm] In the early part of the last century, [[abstract art]] was a radical departure from the art that had gone before it. [http://www.abstract-art-framed.com/famous-abstract-artists.html]
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*[http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/abstract-painters.htm Abstract Painters: Top 100.]
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*[http://www.abstract-art-framed.com/famous-abstract-artists.html Famous Abstract Artists.]